Title 6 — Education

(a) A public school student who graduates from a public high school after May 1, 2002, must have successfully completed the core curriculum recommended by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board after consultation with the State Board of Education and under § 6-61-217 wi…

(a) (1) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall provide for the verification of student enrollment data of each state-supported institution of higher education.(2) Verification of such enrollment data shall be performed during the regularly scheduled annual audit of each i…

(a) As used in this section, “minor child” means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age. (b) Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:(1) Admission and enrollment in a public in…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Institution of higher education” means a public institution of higher education, tribal college, or a private institution of higher education that receives federal funding;(2) “Plain language” means communication an audience can understand the …

(a) (1) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy providing that the documentation under subsection (b) of this section will be considered in evaluating whether a student is a student with a disability.(2) The institution of higher education may request additional…

(a) (1) An institution of higher education shall engage in an interactive process to:(A) Document the accommodation needs of a student with a disability; and(B) Establish a reasonable accommodation or accommodations for a student with a disability.(2) The institution of higher ed…

(1) Each institution of higher education shall:(1) Advise admitted students who have self-identified as having a disability for which they are requesting an accommodation of the process for requesting accommodations;(2) Not require a student to be reevaluated for the presence of …

(a) Colleges, universities, community colleges, technical schools, and other postsecondary institutions of higher education located in the State of Arkansas that directly receive funds appropriated by the General Assembly may waive up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tuition …

(a) In an effort to address health disparities and the current shortage of nursing professionals in the state, each board of trustees of a publicly supported institution of higher education may establish a program under which additional consideration in admission to the instituti…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Covered police officer” means:(i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years;…

(a) A soldier or airman of the Arkansas National Guard may attend a state-supported institution of higher education tuition-free if the soldier or airman:(1) Is an Arkansas resident or is eligible for in-state tuition under § 6-60-205;(2) Except as provided in subdivision (f)(3) …

(a) (1) A state-supported institution of higher education may classify a student as in-state, limited to the terms and purpose of tuition and fees applicable to all programs of study at the state-supported institution of higher education, if the student satisfies one (1) of the f…

(a) Higher Education Tuition Adjustment Fund. (1) The Higher Education Tuition Adjustment Fund is hereby created upon the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.(2) The Higher Education Tuition Adjustment Fund shall consis…

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to make available to an increasing number of citizens of this state opportunities to obtain the benefits of courses of instruction at a college level. (b) It is the intent of this subchapter to authorize state-supported institutions of higher…

(a) The boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education of this state are authorized to establish in communities in the areas served by the respective institutions, where there is an established need therefor, extension courses of higher education instructi…

All extension courses offered by colleges and universities shall meet the guidelines of the “Off-Campus Instruction Policy”, as adopted by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(a) The courses of instruction and training provided for in this subchapter shall be provided in local facilities in the communities served which are made available by the community without cost to the state-supported institution of higher education, or which are made available o…

(a) Immunizations against measles, rubella, and other communicable diseases have resulted in a dramatic decrease in the incidence of these diseases in this country. (b) However, these diseases continue to occur on campuses of American colleges and universities, and a more intensi…

No part-time student housed in on-campus premises and no full-time student may attend a public or private college or university in this state unless he or she has furnished proof, within such time as set by the college or university, but not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days af…

(a) The State Board of Health is empowered to promulgate rules for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, the authority to examine records and conduct investigations to assure compliance. (b) The responsibility for the enforcem…

(a) If, at the discretion of a medical doctor licensed to practice in Arkansas, an individual is deemed to have a physical disability which may contraindicate one (1) or more of the vaccinations required by this subchapter, a certificate approved by the Department of Health and s…

(a) (1) For each full semester and collectively for summer sessions, a state-supported institution of higher education in this state shall distribute a list of all textbooks and course materials required or assigned for an undergraduate course by:(A) Publication on its website; a…

(a) No state-supported institution of higher education in this state or a department or employee of the institution of higher education shall demand or receive any present or promised gift, payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or any other thing of va…

(a) No state-supported institution of higher education in this state shall place or permit to be placed on its website or its bookstore's website a link to the website of a retailer of textbooks or other educational materials if the retailer:(1) Is not required to report and pay …

(a) A state-supported institution of higher education shall establish guidelines for the use of royalties received by a faculty member from the sale of textbooks and course materials for classes taught by the faculty member. (b) The guidelines shall:(1) Be designed to acknowledge…

(a) (1) If any state-supported institution of higher education advertises or allows an on-campus bookstore to submit advertising for inclusion in orientation packets or through the electronic media services of the state-supported institution of higher education or as part of a pr…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report Act”.

(1) The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report shall:(1) Serve as a central tool for the General Assembly and others to evaluate all facets of the Arkansas higher education system; and(2) Combine into one (1) report all higher education reports currently required b…

(a) (1) The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report shall be submitted by the Division of Higher Education to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives…

(a) All higher education reports submitted to the General Assembly or other governmental bodies by individual colleges and universities, agencies, boards, or commissions shall be submitted directly to the Division of Higher Education no later than November 1, 2011, and each year …

(a) This subchapter does not limit the authority of the General Assembly to request additional interim reports and supplemental information from the Division of Higher Education, colleges and universities, or other entities as needed. (b) The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Educati…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Clean Air on Campus Act of 2009”.

(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Scientific research data have shown that nonsmokers often receive damage to their health from the smoking of tobacco by others;(2) Smoking, directly or indirectly, is a major cause of preventable diseases and death;(3) Secondhand smoke can …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Campus” means all property, including buildings and grounds, that are owned or operated by a state-supported institution of higher education;(2) “E-cigarette” means an electronic oral device that provides a vapor of nicotine or other substance …

(a) Smoking or the use of e-cigarettes is prohibited on each campus of state-supported institutions of higher education. (b) An individual or campus subject to the smoking prohibitions of this section shall not discriminate or retaliate in any manner against a person for making a…

“No Smoking” signs or the international “No Smoking” symbol consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it may be clearly and conspicuously posted on each campus where smoking is prohibited by this subchapter.

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt reasonable rules that it determines necessary to carry out the purposes or facilitate the enforcement of this subchapter. (b) (1) The Division of Higher Education may enforce compliance with this subchapter and any ru…

Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Arkansas Higher Education Information System” means the database maintained by the Division of Higher Education containing student data files that the division and institutions of higher education in Arkansas are required to collect under §§ 6-…

(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and maintain the Arkansas Higher Education Information System. (b) (1) The Division of Higher Education shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct read-and-report-only access to the data warehouse of the system …

(a) An institution of higher education shall provide the data required under this subchapter at the time and in the manner:(1) Required by rules of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and(2) Published from time to time by the Division of Higher Education. (1) Requir…